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It didn’t take long for Boston’s Smash It Dead Fest to start to establish a following within the national punk scene. Now in it’s fourth year, the three-day festival, which will take place this weekend at the Cambridge YMCA and the Democracy Center, has become recognized for not only luring both well-known and local hardcore and punk outfits, but also for serving as an annual meeting place for people looking to further the conversation about rape culture, anti-oppressive politics, safer spaces, and inclusion within the punk community. More